The Wheel Specialist - Nottingham (or any branch!)

[Spider10]

Your lucky mine are £1820 for the fronts and £2200 for the rear the other option is call wheel mania and ask them to make you a custom set ,you can spend as little or as much as you want personally I would use them again before any other wheel company

 

[Spider10]

These are off a 2023 GT they were all chrome/diamond cut they were in horrendous condition the only option was to go black, done by the wheel specialist

 

[sgregory124]

Your lucky mine are £1820 for the fronts and £2200 for the rear the other option is call wheel mania and ask them to make you a custom set ,you can spend as little or as much as you want personally I would use them again before any other wheel company

Don’t get me wrong, the £900 example I found was the cheapest new, genuine wheel I could find. Most places are asking nearly £5k for a set or £1200 for one ….

 

[Spider10]

The prices i gave was per wheels

 

[sgregory124]

The prices i gave was per wheels

Jesus - what are they?

 

[Spider10]

Just the standard forged alloys
9j front 10.5j rear

 

[Cyclone1]

I used Dan Merrin to have my early CLS63 AMG alloys painted to appear as though diamond cut. He did a superb job and the they looked amazing. The alloys had not been diamond cut refurbished prior so I could have had them diamond cut but chose not to. When I eventually sold the car I caught one of the alloys so had them all redone again. This time I had them diamond cut back to OEM and they looked amazing. The company that did them back then has now closed.

On my more recent CLS63 I had the Wheel Specialist in Nottingham refurbish them. They were happy with the condition of the alloys to cut the faces. The did a superb job, my only negative was the colour I chose for the inner section of the alloy, but that was my fault, but the job done I couldn’t fault.

Not on here that often hence the delayed reply

 

[Mickyh7]

These are off a 2023 GT they were all chrome/diamond cut they were in horrendous condition the only option was to go black, done by the wheel specialist

These look 100% better than Diamond Cut in my opinion.
With UK roads and weather, DC wheels are not fit for purpose.
All older ones I've seen, seem to have corrosion under the top Coat!

 

[sgregory124]

By way of an update to my wheel woes.

Ended up getting Revive UK to do a spot repair and I could not be happier. From start too finish the whole process took 90 minutes and cost me £114. To the untrained eye, it's impossible to tell they were damaged (in my opinion). Sure if you get real close up and look at the area, there is a minor colour difference in the finish, but overall, it's achieved what I wanted. A repair, without having to buy another wheel or prat about with recutting.

Although the photos were taken from different angles, the wheel wasn't moved from its original position, left shows the damage, right shows the repair.

Can highly recommend Revive - will definitely use them again if the need arises.

 

[kam09]

I was going to use a mobile company for a 2 tone dc/ gloss black finish for a little less than unit based refurbers however the warning of "do not use pressure washer on wheels" put me off!

 

[sgregory124]

I was going to use a mobile company for a 2 tone dc/ gloss black finish for a little less than unit based refurbers however the warning of "do not use pressure washer on wheels" put me off!

The aftercare instructions for the repair say be very careful. To be honest, provided you’re not spraying them at full pressure and point blank range (like most hand car washes seem to want to do) it’ll be fine.

I’ve always used a pressure washer on my wheels, but I always keep at least 12 inches away from the wheel and only ever use it for rinsing wheel cleaner off.

 

[kam09]

The aftercare instructions for the repair say be very careful. To be honest, provided you’re not spraying them at full pressure and point blank range (like most hand car washes seem to want to do) it’ll be fine.

I’ve always used a pressure washer on my wheels, but I always keep at least 12 inches away from the wheel and only ever use it for rinsing wheel cleaner off.

Same i wash the car myself but the finish on the wheels must not be that durable? The company I have contacted normally do spot repairs but they also have the van kitted out so that they can do diamond cut but they use infra red on the wheels after they have been painted..

 

[sgregory124]

Same i wash the car myself but the finish on the wheels must not be that durable? The company I have contacted normally do spot repairs but they also have the van kitted out so that they can do diamond cut but they use infra red on the wheels after they have been painted..

Maybe not, I’ll find out next time I wash the car and report back. I can’t see PH-neutral cleaner and warm water damaging it.